Just ten conflicts accounted for more than 80 percent of the fatalities worldwide, according to this year’s IISS 2017 Armed Conflict Survey. Syria’s conflict, which is the subject of extensive media and…
West African nations, facing a growing threat from Islamist militants, are set to deploy a military force to augment the 15,000-strong UN peace-keeping force which, so far, has failed to deal…
The new Rumiyah justifies attacks against Christians and encourages ISIS supporters to get hold of guns where possible and lure victims for attacks via online ads. The latest edition of ISIS’s magazine offers…
The European Union says it’s ready to cooperate with African countries in stemming the illicit financial flows from the continent. This emerged during the debate at the fourth session of the Pan…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will only have successful elections if the United Nations (UN) maintains its strong presence in the country. UN infrastructure and personnel are vital for a credible…
Germany has agreed to support to UN peace keeping mission in Mali, a country facing Islamist insurgency in the vast desert in the country’s north. But there is a problem: The Bundeswehr’s service…
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) is ready to establish an Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) platform for procurement of goods and services in accordance with the promise made by President…
The volume of international transfers of major weapons has grown continuously since 2004 and increased by 8.4 percent between 2007–11 and 2012–16, according to new data on arms transfers published today by…
Following the resolution of the political impasse in The Gambia, a great deal of attention has focused on the role played by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The regional…
World Cancer Day is celebrated globally on February 4 under the tag line “We Can. I Can”. Increased awareness and education about childhood cancers means that more lives are saved. The Conversation…
